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# Apple Music pays as much as 90% more per stream than Spotify
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/apple-music-pays-labels-and-creators-as-much-as-90-more-than-spotify/
- Published: 2023-11-02T14:00:08.000Z
- Updated: 2023-11-07T19:56:57.000Z
- Description: A new royalty calculator created by consultancy Manatt and endorsed by Billboard shows the gap between royalty payouts by Spotify and those from Apple Music. For example, a song that. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2023/11/apple-music-pays-labels-and-creators-as-much-as-90-more-th
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Indie Music, Streaming, Apple Music, music, Music Business, music industry, musician, musicians, Spotify, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:44

A new royalty calculator created by consultancy Manatt and endorsed by Billboard shows the gap between royalty payouts by Spotify and those from Apple Music.

For example, a song that gets 1 million streams on Spotify earns $3,700 for sound recording owners, $591 in mechanical royalties, and $506 in performance royalties, with $2,279 remaining with Spotify.

That same 1 million stream on Apple Music pays out an estimated $7,085 for sound recording owners or 91% more than the $3700 paid by Spotify. The 1 million streams on Apple also generate $899 in mechanical royalties and $819 in performance royalties, with $2,551 staying with Apple.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/3a/95/3a957c06-c825-4057-9939-0a274cc16d23/content/images/spcdn-shortpixel-ai/spio/ret_img-q_cdnize/www-hypebot-com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/u-s-music-streaming-royalty-calculator-manatt-phelps-phillips-llp-2.png)

The gaps in payments between the services are primarily caused by the lower income earned from the 348 million who use Spotify’s free ad-supported tier. All Apple Music subscribers pay for the service.

Artists and labels can use the [same calculator](https://www.hypebot.com/manatts-streaming-royalty-calculator-is-the-best-weve-seen/) to estimate their earnings.

#### **MORE: [Manatt’s music streaming royalty calculator is the best we’ve seen](https://www.hypebot.com/manatts-streaming-royalty-calculator-is-the-best-weve-seen/)**

**Bruce Houghton* is the Founder and Editor of [Hypebot](https://www.hypebot.com/), a Senior Advisor at [Bandsintown](https://www.bandsintown.com/?ref=hypebot.com), President of the[ Skyline Artists Agency](https://skylineonline.com/?ref=hypebot.com), and a [Berklee College Of Music](https://online.berklee.edu/courses/touring-101?ref=hypebot.com) professor.*